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SUMMARY:Digging Up Our Revolutionary Roots
LOCATION:North Edison Branch\nNorth Edison Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join professional genealogist Valeri Shafer for an engaging an
 d interactive seminar exploring the records\, resources\, and research str
 ategies used to uncover Revolutionary-era family connections..\nhttps://ed
 isonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16579227
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This program will begin with a general ins
 tructional seminar covering the foundations of colonial genealogical resea
 rch\, including how to establish a family tree\, determine residency durin
 g the Revolutionary period\, and navigate local\, county\, state\, federal
 \, and genealogical society records. Participants will also learn how ceme
 tery records\, land bounty records\, loyalist claims\, and organizations s
 uch as the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and&nbsp\;Sons of th
 e American Revolution (SAR) can help verify military service and ancestral
  status.</p>\n<p>Following the presentation\, attendees will take part in 
 a guided\, hands-on discovery session as Valeri works in real time to unco
 ver a possible Patriot connection from a local family line. There will als
 o be time for audience questions and individual exploration of records wit
 h guidance from the presenter.</p>\n<p>Please bring your laptop if you wou
 ld like to participate in the hands-on research portion of the program. Op
 en to adults\, registration is suggested but not required.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 <strong>About the Presenter:</strong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.lib
 net.info/frontend-images/editor/edisonpubliclibrary/roots_headshot.jpeg" w
 idth="100" height="100" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 
 0px\;" />Valeri Shafer is a professional genealogist and founder of Kindre
 d Genealogy. After leaving the teaching profession over a decade ago\, she
  began her own genealogical journey and has since shared her expertise in 
 genealogy and local history with audiences throughout the region. Her rese
 arch specialties include Early American English and Dutch settlers\, Penns
 ylvania Deutsch immigration\, early Manhattan settlement\, and colonial Ea
 st Jersey families. She is especially passionate about helping others unco
 ver the stories and historical connections hidden within their own family 
 histories.</p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16579227
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